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Receive Settlement Benefits. If you are a Class Member, you must exclude yourself from this class action Settlement in order to retain your right to bring any other lawsuit against EyeMed for the same claims.

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You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the Settlement. The Court cannot order a different Settlement. You can also ask to speak to the Court at the Final Approval Hearing on January 07, 2026 about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney.

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The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at 1:00 p.m. ET on January 07, 2025, Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, Room 801, 100 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 or by remote or virtual means as ordered by the Court. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate.

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Tate, et al. v. EyeMed Vision Care, LLC

This Settlement Website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel to the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this Settlement.  <figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Call</td><td>(833) 621-8389</td></tr><tr><td>Write</td><td><a href="https://forms.ksacms.com/efiling/fr/contactus/general2/new?form-version=1">Contact Form</a></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;">Mail</td><td style="vertical-align:top;">Tate v EyeMed Vision Care LLC c/o Kroll Settlement Administration P.O Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

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A Court has authorized this Settlement Website.&nbsp; This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.If You Were Subject to the EyeMed Vision Care, LLC (“EyeMed”) Data Incident and Previously Received a Notice Letter Notifying You of the Data Incident, You Could be Eligible for a Payment from a Class Action Settlement<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">You may be eligible to receive a payment from a proposed $5,000,000 non-reversionary class action settlement (the “Settlement Fund”).</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">The class action lawsuit concerns a data incident experienced by EyeMed in June 2020 (the “Data Incident”) involving EyeMed in which it was determined that an unauthorized third party may have gained access to certain EyeMed files containing customers’ names, contact details, dates of birth, health insurance account and identification numbers, Medicaid or Medicare numbers, driver’s licenses, and other government identification numbers (collectively referred to in this Settlement as “Private Information”). EyeMed denies any wrongdoing and denies that it has any liability but has agreed to settle the lawsuit on a class wide basis.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul><li style="text-align:justify;">To be eligible to make a claim, you must have received a notice letter of the EyeMed Data Incident that occurred in June 2020.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Eligible Claimants under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive one, two, and/or three of the following Settlement benefits:</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li>Pro Rata Cash Payment: $50 (estimated) cash payment from the Settlement Fund that will be increased or decreased pro rata depending on the amount remaining in the Settlement Fund after allocation of the Settlement Fund for reimbursement of documented Out-of-Pocket Expenses, payments for lost time, attorneys’ fees and expenses, and Notice and Cost of Settlement Administration.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li>Lost Time: Compensation of up to $100 for time spent dealing with issues related to the Data Incident, including but not limited to reviewing your accounts, enrolling in credit protection services, or responding to fraud, identity theft, or other alleged misuse of your personal information that is fairly traceable to the Data Incident. Claims for lost time can be combined with claims for Out-of-Pocket Expenses but are subject to the $10,000 cap. All payments to Class Members for valid claims under the Settlement might be reduced pro rata, including those for Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Lost Time, depending on the total number of valid claims submitted.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li>Out-of-Pocket Expenses: Reimbursement for the actual amount of unreimbursed Out-of-Pocket Expenses or expenses up to $10,000, with supporting documentation of the monetary losses or expenses; and/or &nbsp;</li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="text-align:justify;">For more information or to submit a claim visit www.eyemeddatasettlement.com&nbsp;or call (833) 621-8389 Monday through Saturday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. C.T.</li></ul>&nbsp;<ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="text-align:justify;">Please read this Settlement Website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.</li></ul>&nbsp;<figure class="table" style="width:79.69%;"><table class="ck-table-resized" style=";"><colgroup><col style="width:21.36%;"><col style="width:51.63%;"><col style="width:27.01%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border:1.0pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:134.75pt;">&nbsp;</td><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:176.9pt;">Summary of Legal Rights</td><td style="background-color:#D0CECE;border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:none;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:155.85pt;">Deadline(s)</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:134.75pt;">Submit a Claim Form&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:176.9pt;"> The only way to receive Settlement Benefits.</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:155.85pt;"> Submitted or Postmarked on or Before December 11, 2025</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:134.75pt;">Exclude Yourself By Opting Out of the Class&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:176.9pt;"> Receive Settlement Benefits. If you are a Class Member, you must exclude yourself from this class action Settlement in order to retain your right to bring any other lawsuit against EyeMed for the same claims.&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:155.85pt;"> Submitted or Postmarked on or Before November 11, 2025</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:134.75pt;">Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Fairness Hearing&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:176.9pt;"> You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the Settlement. The Court cannot order a different Settlement. You can also ask to speak to the Court at the Final Approval Hearing on January 07, 2026 about the fairness of the Settlement, with or without your own attorney.</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:155.85pt;"> Received on or Before November 11, 2025</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:black;border-left-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-top-style:none;border-width:1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:134.75pt;">Do Nothing&nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:176.9pt;"> Receive Settlement Benefits. Give up rights to bring your own personal lawsuit against EyeMed and others if you are a Class Member. &nbsp;</td><td style="border-bottom:1.0pt solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1.0pt solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;vertical-align:top;width:155.85pt;"> No Deadline.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Your rights and options as a Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this Settlement Website. &nbsp;</li><li style="text-align:justify;">The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the Settlement. Payments to Class Members will be made if the Court approves the Settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.</li></ul>

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:21-cv-36

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Case No. 1:21-cv-36

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Opt-Out Deadline

Objection Deadline

Final Approval Hearing

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